But Rhodes is not the first player to face an immediate reunion with his former club. Take a look at some other examples from Scotland and beyond below:

FERNANDO TORRES

A familiar pose: Fernando Torres

Torres left Liverpool at the end of January 2011 to join Chelsea in a £50million deal and one week later he faced his former club at Stamford Bridge. To the delight of Liverpool fans who waved banners protesting the manner of his departure, Torres endured an off-day and was substituted after 66 minutes as Chelsea were beaten 1-0.

LEE McCULLOCH

Lee McCulloch (centre) will take charge of Kilmarnock this weekend (Image: SNS Group)

The former Rangers captain enjoyed eight years at Ibrox as a player but left the club after his contract ran out at the end of a disappointing campaign in the Championship. He then joined Kilmarnock on a player-coach deal and as fate would have it, the two clubs have been paired together in the Scottish Cup fifth-round.

TOUMANI DIAGOURAGA

Toumani Diagouraga in Leeds colours at former club Brentford

Brentford fans had no hard feelings last month when Diagouraga left to sign for Leeds - then immediately returned to Griffin Park as a substitute in their Championship clash. Diagouraga, a popular player during four seasons with Brentford and a reported top target for Rangers, was applauded by the home fans when he took to the field for the final half-hour of a 1-1 draw.

PETR CECH

Petr Cech

The Czech Republic goalkeeper left Chelsea after nearly 11 years, winning four Premier League titles, four FA Cups, one Champions League trophy and one Europa League. After falling out of favour in the summer, Arsenal nipped in and signed Cech for around £10million. He won his first trophy at the Gunners a week later in his debut game against the Blues in the FA Community Shield.

TEDDY SHERINGHAM

Teddy Sheringham of Manchester United after missing a penalty kick against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane

Sheringham left Tottenham for Manchester United in a £3.5million deal then returned to White Hart Lane on the opening day of the 1997/98 season. Sheringham was jeered constantly by the home fans - not least when he struck a second-half penalty against the bar before also blazing the rebound high. United had the last laugh, though, winning 2-0.

NICK BLACKMAN

Nick Blackman and Andrew Taylor at the end of the match

The 26-year-old striker had loan spells at Motherwell, scoring ten goals in 22 appearances, and then at Aberdeen where he grabbed two goals in 18 games. He's had a few clubs down south since then and at the start of the year he made the move from Reading to fellow English Championship outfit Derby County, making his league debut at home to his former employers in a 1-1 draw.